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'Grow a F*cking Spine': Critics Fume as Newsom Backtracks on ICE 'Terrorism' in Ben Shapiro Interview (www.commondreams.org)
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Amid unprecedented backlash against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, California Gov. Gavin Newsom—considered a leading contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination—is being accused of giving the increasingly violent agency a pass after an interview with right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro in which he softened his criticism of ICE.

In recent days, following an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent’s fatal shooting of 37-year-old mother of three Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, officers of ICE and other federal agencies have been documented engaging in blatant racial profiling, unconstitutional “citizenship checks,” and extreme uses of physical force, including dragging a disabled US citizen from her car on the way to a doctor’s appointment, as the Associated Press reported Friday.

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[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Ben, what is terrorism?

terrorism /tĕr′ə-rĭz″əm/

noun

  1. The use of violence or the threat of violence, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political goals.
  2. The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation.
  3. The practise of coercing governments to accede to political demands by committing violence on civilian targets; any similar use of violence to achieve goals.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

The third one is what people usually mean, but the Trump administration is waist deep in the first two.

[–] Mr_WorldlyWiseman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

I believe federal law defines terrorism as an act of violence intended to scare a group of people, or to influence politics. It was something that came up in the discussion of whether the shooting of Healthcare guy was terrorism or not